Telegram-herald., 1887-01-13

More of ths Co. - Esw Hr spence Tell
H.a the hsard uoes n t.issss.

More af ths C.. - Esw Hr spence Tell
Hoa the Bsard uoes d ,.iasss.
A further Investigation .at. t4e Company
Il t.arrsI NhIcl terminated .ast Mpnlss
u the discharge 81 s-fsesat Spencer shoRs
lAAt tle r0as.s had Is ar.-n ihrpe years
ego when an election % Is lrs. aai second
saien4at eas necessl.atei by the res sua-
u5us 0f Fred Morrison and A. b. EicA-
mond. Ihe leading candidate f)f the lat
fer once VAS Morris A Hcyu4an. Sergeant
Spencer. from me personal motive. a. hU
a1lru., opposed Mr. Heymans election
slmply because be consderol him
a. unht man Tor the place The election
resulted al over wleimlns defeat ior So
Hes maa JAMES D. Robinson being the
held few months isfer because 0f Iieut.
Robinson resignation. resulted ln The
choice 0f Mr. HsyInan a his successor.
Az the following annual election Nr. Hey
man was again elected. Up 20 this point
there has been 40 violent disturbance. the
opposing faction voting Tor fraak T.. oit-
tings bat submitting colrleou-ly o. de-
leat when % came
last >amtuer when the Company was in
camp AZ E sud 2 axe First Lieut. Jones was
appointed am aile 0n Gen. ~mifl's st4t
and special election was neesssifafei l0
lH The vacancy. IL was decided 20 hold it
flen am there Circular announcing tne
iart were sent to all members of tne tOu-
rany NOT ln amp and tAe election was set
down i3r d oailIdly 81 2 3. ui. Ile old
I opposition had again sprung zap and an
effort was made to detea Ldelt. Heyman.
who asp.red 20 Lieutenant Jones p'sCe
/ Mr.. IllIirEs wa8 elected ry good ma 9T-
us. Just before the ballotng Captain
McGurrin declared the election % be- legal
/ and Instructed the PREPARATION or ballots
accordingly. buf rght il the face OF this,
lpun the return o. Company B 10 Grand
/ Rapids Captain McGurrin declared the
/ election 20 be illegal asserting a. his ground
that SIX members in Grand Rapids did no.
receive their notification in time 20 reach
/ the camp before the election. -Four Ou' of
the six were opposed 70 Mr.. Haymsn.
Another election was ordered and after
some electoueenng. mud singing, and
promise from Lieutenant Heymen
| 10 resign a. the close of the year
/ the baiiotiny was performed and
| he received the coveted boOa. Bat when
| the recent election was held his res gnatiOn
VAS not f1rthcOming and be was asain
| elected. His success II Is affirmed by those
who opposed bin. was due % personal at
/ tacks upon the opposing candidate and his
supporters.
Now in regard 20 the subsequent treat
| meut Of Sergeant Spencer. The statement
/ in yesterday issue vas correct. so far a. IL
| went, Dut there Is more. w hen ! told
| Lieut.. Heyman that I would assume tee
| payment Of Clarence r. BigelOw's dues be
cause owed him 8 runs Sergt Spencer's 5
story. "he told me that that was satisfactory,
and furthermore said he would pay the q
dues and consider the matter a personal
| debt between himself and me- Bat AZ the
party given inst after the bazaar, I was
| called before the Board Of Directors and
was asked by the Secretary II J was going to
pay Docs dues replied: Yes. sir.
shall" Then Secretary Schroeder requested
me 10 give due dill. which | did, and
when Doc returned he was given a receipt
! in full for back dues. The due bin was 10
| be paid on or before January 10 and when
the day came | offered to pay it. but the
| Board refused To receive Il because 70 was
after banking hours, and crossed nay name
| Of the company roll Now whatever
| have done in he company hes not been
| from personal motives Dut simply because
/ ! thought J vas doing nay duty. ! shall
demand reinstatement and an honorable
discharge. II that is not granted / shall
appeal 10 higher authority. The Board mas
almost desp0tic power and / hope that the
members 81 the company will strive a. /
have t0 cIrtaii Il. Jake -cbrouder is Al the
bottom of It all. hope he Will be in my
position some day. AS n is thind be is in
di .emma